Tie-holding attachment for shirts



7 June 9, 1936. L.JO K ELA El AL v 2,043,799

TIE HOLDING ATTACHMENT FOR SHIRTS Filed June 27, 1935 A? WWW Patented June 9, 1936 PATENT, OFFICE TIE-HOLDING ATTACHMENT FOR SHIRTS Lawrence Jokela and Vincent J. Proclta, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application June 27, 1935,- Serial No. 28,628 1 Claim. (Cl. 2-115) This invention relates to cravat or necktie holders and more particularly it relates to a device adapted to hold a necktie in proper position relative to the body of the wearer.

Hitherto in order to maintain the necktie in position it has been customary either to clamp the same to the shirt by a tie-clip or to pass the necktie through a flexible loop which is supported by a clamp or pin secured to the front of the shirt. These types of tie-holding devices are usually made of metal in more or less fanciful form and constitute an accessory to the shirt and necktie ensemble. Such tie-holding devices while more or 'less satisfactory in use, nevertheless possess numerous disadvantages; such as taking the'same off from the shirt when the necktie is removed, frequent loss of the same due to the separation thereof from the shirt, additional expense incurred to purchase the same, and frequent discovery by the user that the same is not in harmony with either the necktie or shirt.

It is accordingly the principal object of this invention to provide with the shirt as a partthereof a tie-holder formed of the same material as the shirt and detachably connected thereto by buttons or other suitable fastening means.

Another object of this invention relates to permanently fastening the tie-holder at one end thereof to the shirt, the other end of said tieholder being detachably connected thereto by buttons or other suitable fastening means.

A further object of this invention relates to the forming of the tie-holder in the shape of a flat band, with embroidered initials thereon and with said band formed in various shapes and designs.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a necktie holder of the kind described which is durable, economical of construction and satisfactory. for its intendedpurpose.

' Other objects and advantages of the invention will be evident after considering the description hereinafter set forth with reference to the annexed drawing, wherein:-

Figure 1 is a view of the tie-holder as it appears in use, and a Figure 2 is a view similar to that of Figure 1 showing a modified form of tie-holder.

The shirt l shown in Figure 1, is of conventional form provided with an attached collar ll, said shirt being buttoned in front in the manner well known.

On each side of the row of buttons (not shown) beneath the necktie If, at about where the usual fourth button down from the top is placed, are attached to the shirt. the buttons l3 and I4. These buttons are in line with each other and equallyspaced from therow of buttons, and preferably are of the same pattern design.

-.Arrangedtospanthebuttonsl3andllis the tie-holder l5 which is made in the form of a flat band and of the same material from which the shirt I0 is made. The band l5 may be made in any suitable manner, and of shape or design with the edge l5 thereof finished either by fancy stitching or hemming. If desired the band l5 may be provided with suitably attached monograms or fanciful designs l1. Each end of the band or tie-holder I5 is provided with a button hole l8 for attachment of the band l5 to the buttons l3 and II. It is thus seen that the band or tie-holder I5 serves to positively hold the necktie I! in place when the same is disposed behind the tie-holder l5. In view of the fact that there is no positive connection between the tie-holder l5 and necktie l2 it is seen that the necktie has freedom of movement incident to the movements of the wearer while at the same time being confined by said tie-holder.

In the modification shown in Figure 2, the band or tie-holder 25 is positively secured at one end to the shirt It as by the stitching 26, the

' other end thereof being provided with a button,

hole 21 for attaching the same to the button 28. The manner in which this form of tie-holder 25 holds the necktie is identical in all respects with that described above with reference to the tieholder I5.

It is to be understood that the particular embodiments of the invention disclosed herein are of an illustrative character and are not restrictive, and that various changes in form, construction and arrangement of parts may be made within the spirit and scope of the following claim.

Having thus set forth and disclosed the nature of this invention, what is claimed is:

In a. shirt, a necktie holder adapted to be unit handled therewith comprising a fiat band made ofthe same material as that used in the shirt and provided at each end with a rounded portion, the entire peripheral edge of said band being reinforced and stiffened by a hem or stitching, a button hole in each rounded portion arranged in alignment with the longitudinal center line of the band, and a pair of buttons attached in horizontal alignment to the shirt front one on each side of the overlapping shirt flaps for co -action with the button holes of said flat band, the rounds ed portions at each end of the band being of a size as to extend radially beyond the peripheral edge of the buttons a distance equal to the hem or stitching thereon whereby to obviate curling thereof, and said flat band being so formed as to provide at its center a monogram receiving portion.

LAWRENCE JOKELA. VINCENT J. PROCITA. 

